Nature Machine Intelligence, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s42256-026-01280-2

Johnson et al. demonstrate an autonomous three-bar tensegrity robot capable of robust locomotion across varied terrains even after extreme impacts, including a 5.7-m drop onto asphalt.

Nature Machine Intelligence, Published online: 11 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s42256-026-01250-8

Xiong et al. introduce ConfSeq, a molecular conformation description language that enables language models to perform three-dimensional molecular modelling tasks, including conformer prediction, three-dimensional molecular generation and representation, with strong performance.